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How would YOU shape the education system if you would have the chance?

Think forward to your CHILDRENS life, be openminded and daring.
How should we make the transition to another system, a better one?
Who might be the main actor to initiate this?
Try to imagine OUR future if our kids would learn in school about food, energy, information technology, communication, social responsability, empathy, self esteem, courage, love, etc.
What would you teach to school children?
What would you teach to undergraduates?

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Topics: education revolution re-designing education
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    Scott Armstrong 50+

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    Nov 15 2011: Less system. More education.

    Communities governing their schools and not central government.

    A more open-ended definition of 'teacher'.

    Far less assessment and 'accountability'.
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      Robert Lovin

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      Nov 16 2011: Completely agree to the first part and to the last one. Only, my community is a 3 million members community. It would never work.

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